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Also Inflected form of tan

tanner

tan·ner

US/ˈtænɚ/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

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2.

a craftsman who tans skins and hides

Origin

Probably from the taxonomic eponym tanneri in the species name Chionoecetes tanneri, named after American naval officer Zera Luther Tanner (1835-1906).

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